Trap



June 24, 1930. H H, 'SAWYIER 1,765,941

TRAP

Filed 0G12. 18, 1927 f bergoffanimals, and which'is alsoself-setlivatented` June 24, y1930 f HowAiiDQH. sAwYER,'oii'15o'r'JLAiSTii,Y` OBGON t TRA?, 1- applicati@ 'mea october18,'f'11e71" Y*This invention relates generally to traps,

' 'and'. particularly to enclosures from. which the-animalcaptured'cannot escape.

L The" first object of` this invention is tof provideanexceedinglysimple and eficient j trapjespeciallyiadapted*for thecapture of rats and other animals difiieult to catch ordinary trappingmethods., i The second object is to produce ya "trap Whichwill becapable of capturing a num- Ymanufacture, shipment and storage,- as wellas reducing the tendency for damage during shipment by placing same inasm'all carton in ay collapsedform. I

The fifth objectV ,isf 'to'l provide rmeansV whereby the entrance gatesof the trapfmay be held Aclosed against accidental opening after thecapture has been made.

These, and other objects, will become more apparent fromthe'specificationfollowing as illustrated inthe accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the trap with portions brokeny awaytoshow thetrap door and the baithook. Figure'2 is a hori- 'zontalsection takenv alongv the line 2-f2 in Figure 1. Also showing` themanner of I V'setting' the trap with `relation to a wallv and guidingyboard.y Figure 3 is a vertical section taken along theiline in-Figure1.

Figure 4V is a vertical Sectio,ntakenl along they s line 4 4in'Figure 1. Figure '5 is a verticall section through the trap showingthe'rodent entering same.V Figure 6 is similarfto Figure 5 but showingtherodent withinV the 'trap endeavoring to make its escape. y y 'ISimilar numbers of reference refery to similar parts throughoutthe-several views.

'iReferring in detail to the drawing, the.

trap consists of a floor 10Y whose vedges -11 A latchv 21.l The sides 22are preferably wire `objectisto make the trap colf lapsible for thepurpose of facilitating its lip. 12 '.'Iheeends 181a-l'so1 have-theiredges 14.1nturne'd. |Ilhe top jl'fis exactly the same as the bottom 10,except that it 'is vprovided with a A chain handle 16 whose endhooks 17pass through'-the1 top v15 and lare utilizedl as t' v 'Onegendl 131'isprovided withr al door 319i are :in turned.: and Jupturned to form l a ameans .foifastening the bait 18. f i

which is'snprovideclwith hinges '.20 andja cloth'y whose edges. 'are'held l:between the `in fr turned port1ons=11andf12 andLfthe-iinturn'ed rYedges14. Stove bol-ts 23fpass through the i I edges v11 and the endsv12S-and are lall thatv is required to" assemble the trap. i

caf Each side-22 is providedat'one endwith a doorg'f24 which forms anentrance Vto -the I diametrically opposite. In 'order to form,

`the doors 24 the cloth is'cut'alongits upper `70 ftrap. Itis?'preferableftojmake the doors edgegand inturnedltoforml a wall 25making va small hallway intofthe'trap. In this hallway is placedaninclinedswinging door consisting lof the bars"2.6;which are joinedybythe crosslbarsg27 and pointed'fat theirff lowerends 28. To'the upperend oflthe barsf'ff 2o secured a.second.crossbar"29 providedi wlthl ears30 which engagethe top sideof,

vthe 'door opening v24' anol :formi va hinge y therewith. The centralvmember 26 is. provided .wthanoutwardly extending 4threaded end 31 onwhich'is. placed a'weight82` by means offWhich thefpo'sition yof thetrapl l door can be easily governed. A In practice,'it is preferable toset one end S5 ."'f' of the trap, namely a closed end A13, against f gthe wall 33 and to placca-board .34 against the other side `of the trapso that a rodent] *y will be easily guided into-the trapv itself.

In operationthe. rodent 35 ,follows awail'f "33 untilhecomes totheentrance 24 where he finds it an' easy matter to pushl th'eytrap door'outl of the .way enabling him-to reachthe bait 18. Howeveiywhenhe triesto return 1 he first touches the points'28 of the doorA and; everyeffort exerted Vbyhim toward .escapmg moves these points downwardly,

ybearing with it his-nose, and 'effectively prej y c c s i100 ventinghis escape.

following the wall'v looking for an opening" 5 i Y I am aware!` thatVtrapshaye 'long been constructed; therefore do; not vintend to Y @overSuch; devices broadly, .but iv do intend tocover 'all/slich' formsy andmodiications` d' l thereof Vas fall fairly within the :appended Y `tionproviding'ga hallway between-:itandthe i adjacentendV member,gratedfdoors within said hallway hinged atthe top of said open-l ing andsloping downwardly and inwardly Y I claim:

' A ratjtrap consisting of a Hoor, a't'opv member having channels `fr)rrned aroundthe edges thereof, vendmenfibers.of sheet metal koccupyingsaid ychannels' and themselves;

having v. nturned'jgfchannels formed along their edges, sides betweentheends, Vthe side l members consistingfofwireiclothoccupying said`channels and :having diagonallyzopposite inlet openings,theVmaterialfrom said openings turning inwardly to formV a partialmost tothev bottom of, said trap. f

HOWARD H. SAVV-YERQ`

